Instructables:K’Nex, Open-Source Hardware, Power Users, and Community
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Open Source
• Low Barrier to Entry• Suitable Tools• Anchor Point• Recognition• Motivation
Instructables: Universal How-To Platform
• Step-by-step• Image-rich• Dialog• Community
Intention
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Reality
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Mike’s Lego CAD
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The Shifle
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Ball Machine957 Pieces
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• Low Barrier to Entry• Suitable Tools• Anchor Point- Maintenance• Recognition• Motivation
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